Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88 in the year 1976.  

Jun 10   67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome on this day in history.  

Jun 10   Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 in the year 1976.  

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft on this day in history.  

Jun 13   Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)  

Jun 16   On this day in history francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed  

Jun 16   Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa in the year 1976.  

Jun 19   On this day in history uS Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth  

Jun 23   In the year 1976 cCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens  

Jun 25   Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 in the year 1976.  

Jun 28   In the year 1976 stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49  

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain in the year 1976.  

Jun 30   A Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers in the year 1976.  

Jul 01   In the year 1976 kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors  

Jul 02   On this day in history formal reunification of North & South Vietnam  

Jul 02   Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual  

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid in the year 1976.  

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on this day in history.  

Jul 06   First women enter Naval Academy in the year 1976.  

Jul 06   In the year 1976 soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station  

Jul 07   On this day in history gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76  

Jul 07   Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars in the year 1976.  

Jul 09   In the year 1976 uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe  

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

Jul 12   On this day in history ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

Jul 13   On this day in history courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin  

Jul 13   On this day in history max Butting, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 14   Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY on this day in history.  

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)  

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor  

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 03   In the year 1976 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies  

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84  

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies  

Jan 12   In the year 1976 agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85  

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 in the year 1976.